{"product_id":"the-whole-animal-9781551529158","title":"The Whole Animal","description":"\u003cb\u003eA refreshingly original debut collection of short stories that grapple with the self-alienation and self-discovery that make us human.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor fans of Souvankham Thammavongsa, Lynn Coady, and Lisa Moore comes a striking debut collection of short stories that explore bodies both human and animal: our fascination with their strange effluences, growths, and protrusions, and the dangerous ways we play with their power to inflict harm on ourselves and on others.  Throughout \u003ci\u003eThe Whole Animal\u003c\/i\u003e, flawed characters wrestle with the complexities of relationships with partners, parents, children, and friends as they struggle to find identity, belonging, and autonomy. Bodies are divided, often elusive, even grotesque. In \"Porcelain Legs,\" a pre-teen fixes on the long, thick hair growing from her mother's eyelid. In \"Wolf-Boy Saturday,\" a linguist grasps for connection with a young boy whose negligent upbringing has left him unable to speak. In \"Butter Buns,\" a college student sees his mother in a new light when she takes up body-building.  With strange\u003cbr\u003ejuxtapositions, beguiling dark humour, and lurid imagery, \u003ci\u003eThe Whole Animal \u003c\/i\u003eilluminates the everyday experiences of loneliness and loss, of self-alienation and self-discovery, that make us human. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15530709\"\u003eCorinna Chong\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arsenal Pulp Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/02\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781551529158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1551529157\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC044000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC029000\"\u003eShort Stories (single author)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCorinna Chong's short fiction has appeared in magazines including \u003ci\u003eGrain\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRoom\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRiddle Fence\u003c\/i\u003e. She won the 2021 CBC Short Story Prize for \"Kids in Kindergarten.\" Corinna's first novel, \u003ci\u003eBelinda's Rings\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by NeWest Press in 2013. She is an English and Fine Arts Professor at Okanagan College.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arsenal Pulp Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44486443925741,"sku":"9781551529158","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_7902658d-cfce-4512-b783-5902d2160288.jpg?v=1700819043","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-whole-animal-9781551529158","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}